Is Lisa too dated?

[nunonuno1]

Bear with me here! In terms of name styles we like – short, ending in A, we like L names – we realised that if you ignore any attached meaning and just look at the name objectively, Lisa is really great!

Unfortunately most people do not just ignore the meaning/feelings attached to a name though, so... hmph. But is it too soon for Lisa to make a comeback? Bear in mind, it fell out of the top 100 in 1995, so there are very few people under 23 with the name, meaning that by the time my child is 5+, nobody under 30 (maybe even 35/40) will even see it as dated any more. It will just be a fairly unusual name to all those people.

What does mumsnet think?

I agree that objectively, it’s a nice name!

I know a 6yo Lisa. Really like it actually!

Very nice name. Comes from Elizabeth. Is also a dimunitive of Bethany. Go for it!

I think it's due a comeback and she'll probably be the only one in her year

It's pretty. Dated, but pretty. I think you should start a trend & bring it back.

I think it's lovely.

I'm in my 40's so had loads of Lisa friends growing up. I still really like it, it's not in the same dated category as Jennifer/Suzanne/Jacqueline/Karen/Nicola, definitely usable today.

Sorry, I will go against the grain and think it is definitely dated. There are many L names ending in A that have never been popular but is stable eg.
Lana, Lara, Lena, Lina, Lila, Lilia,

Some more popular ones;
Lola, Luna, Layla, Lydia, Louisa

These are nicer than lisa in my opinion.

*are stable

It’s a great name!

I like it

"I'm in my 40's so had loads of Lisa friends growing up"

Same here. I like it, I don't think it's dated as badly as Sharon/Tracy/Janet/Janice/claire

Pretty name and not often shortened.

Yes it’s dated but it’s a pretty name & she’s likely to not encounter others

You could try Lissa instead

That it’s dated isn’t really my issue with it. I think it sounds ugly. I also knew a few Lisa’s growing up, they were all rude, chavvy and mean 😳

It's not that it's dated for me either, but it lacks substance.

I think you can do better.

It's beautiful. The fact that's it's 'dated' or 'unfashionable' is a positive! It's not overused and interesting!

Yes its dated, but That's not a bad thing. Its a nice name

I think it could be due a revival any time soon actually.

It's a classic I think.

I like Leesa too.

Leah?
Lola?
Layla?
Lila?
Lara?

All fit your specifications but are a bit more current.

If you like the name go for it. It's a lovely pretty name. I have a Fiona which is in the same bracket of names but 2 figs I did not give and I have no regret.

Lyra and Lyla are nice. So is Layla in fact. Wow, there's loads of lovely L--a names, isn't there.

I have a 4 year old Melissa who gets called Lissa. There were lots of names on my list from that era. I like the fact that our dc's names are the same genre as ours.

I like Lisa too. I know a few around my age (41) and I've never met one I didn't like.